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Braves face critical division matchup with Phillies
The Atlanta Braves have a sparkling opportunity to wreak havoc on the National League East race this weekend in Philadelphia, beginning with Thursday's game against the first-place Phillies.,Philadelphia enters the four-game series with a five-game lead in the division. The Braves chipped away by wi...
A's seek fourth straight win, series sweep vs. reeling Reds
The Oakland Athletics aim to extend their winning streak to four games on Thursday when they vie for a three-game series sweep of the reeling Reds in Cincinnati.,The Athletics followed up a pair of one-run victories by rebounding after squandering a five-run lead in a 9-6 win over the Reds on Wednes...
Corbin Carroll, D-backs chase encore vs. Mets
Corbin Carroll was a bust for the first half of this season, but the Arizona Diamondbacks star has rediscovered his power stroke at a really good time.,The New York Mets wouldn't agree about the timing.,Carroll has three homers in the first two games of a three-game series that concludes Thursday af...
Youth movement on display as Marlins, Rockies conclude series
Colorado and Miami are attempting to stay out of the National League basement, and heading into the finale of a four-game series, the host Rockies have a chance to create separation from the Marlins for the season's final stretch.,Colorado bounced back from blowing a late lead on Tuesday, winning 8-...
MLB roundup: Cubs rally behind Christian Bethancourt's 7 RBIs
Christian Bethancourt capped a career day with a go-ahead two-run single in the top of the ninth, lifting the Chicago Cubs to an improbable 14-10 win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.,Bethancourt finished with seven RBIs, six coming in the final three innings. He had three hits and scor...
Giants, running out of time, seek series win vs. Brewers
The Milwaukee Brewers will turn to right-hander Aaron Civale on Thursday afternoon in the finale of the three-game series against the visiting San Francisco Giants, who need to string together some victories to remain in postseason contention.,Civale (4-8, 4.84 ERA) will be opposed by Giants rookie ...
Manny Machado, Padres aim for series victory over Cards
San Diego Padres star Manny Machado is looking more like his old self with each passing week.,Machado is 5-for-13 with two doubles, two homers, five RBIs and four runs in the first three games of the Padres' four-game series against the host St. Louis Cardinals that concludes Thursday afternoon.,San...
After game-saving play, Rangers seek sweep of White Sox
Texas Rangers reserve outfielder Travis Jankowski called his game-saving, home run-stealing catch against Andrew Vaughn of the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday "the highlight of my day, for sure.",A highlight-reel play if ever there was one, the ninth-inning robbery helped secure a 4-3 road victory an...
Tigers eye 7-game win streak as Angels try to halt skid
The Detroit Tigers have won a season-best six consecutive games. They'll try to extend that streak and notch another series sweep when they host the slumping Los Angeles Angels on Thursday afternoon.,After a four-game road sweep of the Chicago White Sox, the Tigers have won the first two games durin...
Sparks stun WNBA-leading Liberty, halt 7-game skid
Dearica Hamby scored 21 points as the host Los Angeles Sparks snapped their seven-game losing streak by shocking the league-leading New York Liberty 94-88 on Wednesday night.,The Sparks (7-24), who were ahead most of the game, led by 14 in the opening quarter, and three days after blowing a 22-point...
Sparks stun East-leading Liberty, halt 7-game skid
Dearica Hamby scored 21 points as the host Los Angeles Sparks snapped their seven-game losing streak by shocking the league-leading New York Liberty 94-88 on Wednesday night.,The Sparks (7-24), who were ahead most of the game, led by 14 in the opening quarter, and three days after blowing a 22-point...
Shohei Ohtani hits No. 42 as Dodgers down Orioles
Shohei Ohtani hit a home run on his bobblehead night and Teoscar Hernandez also went deep as the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 6-4 victory over the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday.,Ohtani added two stolen bases and three runs as the major-league-best Dodgers maintained a three-game lead on th...
Jewell Loyd powers Storm past Dream
Jewell Loyd scored 28 points to help the host Seattle Storm overcome Tina Charles' triple-double and beat the Atlanta Dream 85-81 on Wednesday. , ,Nneka Ogwumike added 18 points and Skylar Diggins-Smith had 16 points and nine assists to lead the Storm (19-11), who are 2-3 since returning from the Ol...
Corbin Carroll's grand slam carries D-backs past Mets
Corbin Carroll's second homer of the night, an eighth-inning grand slam, lifted the Arizona Diamondbacks to an 8-5 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday night at Phoenix.,The Diamondbacks loaded the bases on three walks, the last two issued by Edwin Diaz, before Carroll came to the plate with ...
Reports: NFL limits Tom Brady's TV access due to Raiders role
Becoming a minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders could severely impact Tom Brady's new role as Fox Sports' lead NFL analyst.,According to reports Wednesday from ESPN and The Athletic, NFL owners discussed at their meetings in Minneapolis restrictions that would be put on the former star quarterbac...
Three-pointers, defense lead Lynx to victory over Mercury
Led by 11 3-pointers and sticky defense, the Minnesota Lynx cruised to an easy seventh straight victory by besting the Phoenix Mercury 89-76.,In the victory, the WNBA's top 3-point shooting team was in typical form, as was the league's top shooting defense -- both are Minnesota. The Lynx have won al...
Sparks stun first-place Liberty, halt 7-game skid
Dearica Hamby scored 21 points as the host Los Angeles Sparks snapped their seven-game losing streak by shocking the league-leading New York Liberty 94-88 on Wednesday night.,The Sparks (7-24), who were ahead most of the game, led by 14 in the opening quarter, and three days after blowing a 22-point...
Rangers escape, improve to 6-0 vs. White Sox in '24
Corey Seager had four hits, including a go-ahead RBI single in the ninth inning, and Wyatt Langford smacked a three-run home run to lift the visiting Texas Rangers to a 4-3 victory over the skidding Chicago White Sox on Wednesday.,Texas endured high drama to earn the win. Rangers left fielder Travis...
Novak Djokovic earns U.S. Open win as opponent retires
Four-time U.S. Open champion Novak Djokovic advanced to the third round in New York on Wednesday when his opponent retired in the third set.,Djokovic, seeded second, led 6-4, 6-4, 2-0 when his Serbian countryman, Laslo Djere, was forced to retire due to an apparent abdominal injury.,Djere led 4-2 in...
paiN Gaming win CS:GO playoff opener in Belgrade
paiN Gaming rallied for a 2-1 win over HEROIC in the upper-bracket quarterfinals of the BetBoom Dacha Belgrade #2 event on Wednesday in Serbia.,The other three upper-bracket quarterfinals all resulted in 2-0 sweeps, with MOUZ defeating Eternal Fire, FURIA Esports downing Virtus.pro and Team Spirit g...